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Title:
Vapor generation in a nanoparticle liquid suspension using a focused, continuous laser
Authors:
Taylor, Robert A.; Phelan, Patrick E.; Otanicar, Todd; Adrian, Ronald J.; Prasher, Ravi S.
Affiliation:
AA(Arizona State University, School of Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tempe, Arizona 85287-6106, USA), AB(Arizona State University, School of Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tempe, Arizona 85287-6106, USA), AC(Loyola Marymount University, Mechanical Engineering, Los Angeles, California 90045, USA), AD(Arizona State University, School of Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tempe, Arizona 85287-6106, USA), AE(Arizona State University, School of Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tempe, Arizona 85287-6106, USA)
Publication:
Applied Physics Letters, Volume 95, Issue 16, id. 161907 (3 pages) (2009). (ApPhL Homepage)
Publication Date:
10/2009
Origin:
AIP
Keywords:
boiling, bubbles, nanofluidics, nanoparticles, suspensions
PACS Keywords:
Fluidics, Suspensions, Emulsions and suspensions, Drops and bubbles, Cavitation and boiling
Abstract Copyright:
2009: American Institute of Physics
DOI:
10.1063/1.3250174
Bibliographic Code:
2009ApPhL..95p1907T

Abstract

This letter discusses experimentation with optically induced phase change in nanoparticle liquid suspensions—commonly termed nanofluids. Four different types of nanofluids at five concentrations were exposed to a ˜120 mW, 532 nm laser beam to determine the minimum laser flux needed to create vapor. Laser irradiance was varied between 0-770 W cm-2. While the experiments were simple, they involved many complex, interrelated physical phenomena, including: subcooled boiling, thermal driven particle/bubble motion, nanoparticle radiative absorption/scattering, and nanoparticle clumping. Such phenomena could enable novel solar collectors in which the working fluid directly absorbs energy and undergoes phase change in a single step.
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